Power Outages in Humboldt County, CA
As of October 19, 2026 11:30 UTC, about 63 customers are without power in Humboldt County, CA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Shelter Cove Resort Improvement Dist No. 1, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.1 hours.
Humboldt County, CA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/california/humboldt-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 11:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Humboldt County, CA", live data as of October 19, 2026 11:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/california/humboldt-county
Not counted: no live feed for Shelter Cove Resort Improvement Dist No. 1.
0.0%of this county's ~71,791 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Shelter Cove Resort Improvement Dist No. 1. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Live · county | 63 | - | - | - | 1 | October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC | |
| Shelter Cove Resort Improvement Dist No. 1 | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Humboldt County1
Individual outages as listed by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | REPAIR WIRE DWN | - | October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Humboldt Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (33)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95501 | 239 | 12 | 178 | ≤11 |
| 95503 | 216 | 15 | 165 | ≤11 |
| 95519 | 163 | ≤11 | 118 | ≤11 |
| 95540 | 115 | ≤11 | 86 | ≤11 |
| 95521 | 94 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 95536 | 33 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 95546 | 31 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 95562 | 27 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 95570 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 95542 | 19 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95560 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 95573 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 95525 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95524 | 15 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 95589 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95571 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95569 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95565 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95564 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95563 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95558 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95556 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95555 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95554 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95553 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95551 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 95549 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95547 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95537 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95528 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95526 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95514 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 95511 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Humboldt County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Humboldt County right now.
Humboldt County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 14, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Frost Advisory ×6
- Beach Hazards Statement ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Humboldt County, CA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 13m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,691 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 385 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 904 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,835 customers out (3.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6m
Hardest-hit cities in Humboldt County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Humboldt Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Humboldt County went about 9.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 59,962 customers.
The US EIA reports California utilities averaged 6.0 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 9.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 59,962 customers out) · decade average 27.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 352 | 4,189 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 496 | 59,962 | 80.9 |
| 2020 | 617 | 59,962 | 19.6 |
| 2021 | 415 | 11,724 | 32.5 |
| 2022 | 489 | 59,962 | 36.6 |
| 2023 | 455 | 17,785 | 43.4 |
| 2024 | 461 | 10,657 | 22.2 |
| 2025 | 565 | 7,600 | 9.1 |
Cost of power in Humboldt County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Humboldt County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co.37.5¢1,738,444 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 27.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Humboldt County: FAQ
- How often does Humboldt County, CA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Humboldt County, CA logged 565 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Humboldt County, CA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 59,962 customers without power, beginning October 9, 2019 and lasting about 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Humboldt County, CA right now?
- Yes, about 63 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Humboldt County, CA?
- Tracked electric providers include Pacific Gas & Electric Co..
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Humboldt County.
95501, 95503, 95511, 95514, 95519, 95521, 95524, 95525, 95526, 95528, 95536, 95537, 95540, 95542, 95545, 95546, 95547, 95549, 95550, 95551, 95553, 95554, 95555, 95556, 95558, 95559, 95560, 95562, 95564, 95565, 95569, 95570, 95571, 95573, 95589
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | 4.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Shelter Cove Resort Improvement Dist No. 1 | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of California customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/06023 and /api/v1/counties/06023/history. Live data as of .